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ligniperdous

ligniperdous adjective: wood-destroying.

Adjective

ligniperdous (not comparable)

  1. Wood-destroying
    • ligniperdous fungus
    • ligniperdous insects

Origin of ligniperdous

From Latin lignum (“wood”) + perdere (“to destroy”). Compare French ligniperde.

Questions about ligniperdous

What does ligniperdous mean?
Ligniperdous means wood-destroying.
What part of speech is ligniperdous?
Ligniperdous is an adjective.

Words near ligniperdous in the dictionary

  1. lignine
  2. ligninification
  3. ligninolysis
  4. ligninolytic
  5. lignins
  6. ligniperdous
  7. lignireose
  8. lignite
  9. lignites
  10. lignitic
  11. lignitiferous

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